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Woman of 2017: Niniola

Woman of 2017: Niniola

In a time when every Afropop artist seems to be producing  music of the same Pon Pon sound, Niniola has carved a niche genre for herself in Nigeria. Beyond taking the road less travelled, Niniola’s hard-work this year saw her become one of only a handful of celebrated female artists in Nigeria. For these reasons, […]

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Woman of 2017: Niniola

In a time when every Afropop artist seems to be producing  music of the same Pon Pon sound, Niniola has carved a niche genre for herself in Nigeria. Beyond taking the road less travelled, Niniola’s hard-work this year saw her become one of only a handful of celebrated female artists in Nigeria. For these reasons, […]

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7 years ago

Woman of 2017: Niniola

The Real Losers in Mo Hits’ Disintegration: KaySwitch and D’Prince

With the disappointing demise of Mo’Hits Records, the music ensemble which produced hit singles like Booty Call and Pere, the entire music industry was thrown into a period of mourning. Some of us (read: me) are still holding out hope for a reunion project. However, as much as the Nigerian audience has felt the loss of the […]

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7 years ago

The Real Losers in Mo Hits’ Disintegration: KaySwitch and D’Prince

Lyricism in Rap: Are Nigerians too dumb?

On that Loose Talk episode which had the entire music industry abuzz, Nigeria’s own Mr. Incredible, commenting on lyricism in Nigerian rap argued that rappers often have to dumb down their lyrics for the Nigerian market, citing Anoti as an example of a hit song whose bars are weak. M.I gives the impression that the […]

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7 years ago

Lyricism in Rap: Are Nigerians too dumb?

On Image, Personality and Stardom in the Nigerian Music Industry

“If we do not know you, we can neither like nor dislike you, we can only ignore you.” For all of Afrobeats’ supposedly one-of-a-kind charm, the songs on rotation at radio stations, in cars, clubs and on people’s devices, are often variations of the same winning beat. Think Mad Over You, Leg Over and Do […]

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7 years ago

On Image, Personality and Stardom in the Nigerian Music Industry